Author: VICKY

  • HOW TO: bachelorette invites.

    One of the many perks of your best friend getting married (aside from finally splurging on that dream dress)? You can feature wedding-related content on the blog without actually getting married yourself or having to plan an entire wedding. It has been such a fun and exciting year to be by her side during the…

  • la mercerie

    When it comes to the ultimate basics, there is not much that can compete with the classic combination of a white shirt and blue jeans. And while those two pieces are perfectly casual and made to be worn with your favorite sneakers, they also work in a slightly more dressed up look. Most of the…

  • Maid of Honor

    It is not often that an outfit works out in the exact way you put together in your head. And with exact, I mean 100% exact. About 3 months ago, I decided to brainstorm what to wear to my first ever wedding as maid of honor (there were two of us). Since I had been…

  • unu, due, tre

    Riding scooters has a very Italian vibe to me. In my head, I always have this image of hopping onto the back of a scooter to grab some gelato. Probably super cliché, I know, but also kind of romantic, no? Ever since my best friend got a Vespa last year, I have been contemplating with the…

  • Ibiza Packing List.

    Welcome to a new category here on Bikinis & Passports: The JETSET DIARIES. A place to share my inspiration and cravings for upcoming travels. A moodboard of destinations, fashion and beauty. One of the reasons I named this blog Bikinis & Passports more than 7 years ago was the fact that I believe travels play…

  • Invisalign Update #4

    Ohh it’s the final countdown! I am down to my last 5 Invisalign aligners and incase you have no idea what I am talking about right now, you can find all of the other “Invisalign Updates” here. It has been a little over 2 years since I started my Invisalign treatment here in Vienna with DDr….

  • OUTFIT: Realisation Par

    It took some realisation (pun intended), but I think I am officially at a point where I don’t get to say “I am not a dress kind of girl” anymore. For years I have claimed that I don’t really like or wear dresses and skirts, but when I look at the additions that have made…

  • TRAVEL TIP: Genussdorf Gmachl

    Usually, by the time I check into a hotel, I have spent much of my time stalking every aspect of it. I spend hours browsing the image galleries, know the room categories by heart and have more or less memorized the menu. Researching and booking hotels is one of my favorite things about traveling. That’s…

  • RECIPE: the breakfast potato.

    If someone would have told me a month ago that I would (gladly) be having potatoes for breakfast, I would have called them crazy. Thanks to a week-long stay at VIVAMAYR, however, I now eat potatoes in all shapes, forms and sizes daily, sometimes even twice daily… Fast forward a few weeks and I have…